Alfred Stieglitz

1. Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?


 
He played a large part in promoting photography as a form of art, both taking photos himself and introducing European artists to photography through the galleries he ran in New York.

Self-portrait - 1886

2. Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite by him.

My personal favorite photograph is The Hand of Man, taken in 1902, because it perfectly portrays the international sentiment of idealistic "Enlightenment" that was shared before it was shattered in the trenches of the First World War. Western countries believed they would sail forevermore into a sea of modern industry and technology, a scene which this picture represents - a massive steam locomotive and complicated network of railroads running through a city, factories standing proud in the background.
 

The Hand of Man - 1902

3. With what famous painter was he in a relationship? Who was she?  Upload a painting by her that you like.



Alfred was in a relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe, a modernist artist from Wisconsin who was famous for her large, detailed oil canvas paintings.
 

Georgia O'Keeffe - 1915

Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills - 1935